All Bakery articles – Page 56

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    Maggi moves into breakfast pastries

    2006-07-29T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé is propelling its Maggi Hot Pockets pastries into the breakfast market with a bacon & eggs variant. The new flavour will stretch the brand, which has so far targeted meal and snacking occasions with ham & cheese, cheese & tomato...

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    Kingsmill seeks slice of Omega-3 market

    2006-07-29T00:00:00Z

    Allied Bakeries is bringing nutritional ingredient du jour, Omega-3, to the mainstream bread market with the launch of Kingsmill Head Start. It has also changed the name of its new crust-free loaf from Kingsmill Crustless to Crusts Away....

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    Time to get into the grove

    2006-07-22T00:00:00Z

    In the 1950s and 1960s, bread and dripping was a teatime staple. Mum had cooked the roast beef or pork for lunch and served up the leftover fat and ­juices, spread on bread, for tea.But how times change - today's equivalent is a much...

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    Slimming bread gets a Nimble overhaul

    2006-07-22T00:00:00Z

    Nimble, the 'slimming bread' that flew like a bird in the sky in the 1970s, has come back down to earth with an overhaul that repositions it as a product for a healthy lifestyle.Owner RHM has revamped the brand, made famous by its...

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    Star Buyer Adrian Gash

    2006-07-22T00:00:00Z

    Gash has been with Waitrose for two years, joining from Safeway, where he spent six years, covering pharmaceuticals and healthcare, bread and then crisps. His earlier career included three years with Unichem and spells with ­Peter Black...

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    Baked beans are out in a healthy rethink

    2006-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Hovis is ditching its wacky packaging to focus on health and better quality. The baked beans, tomatoes and cucumbers, featured on-pack since 2001, will make way for a more sophisticated look as part of a huge investment. RHM is...

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    Turning over a new Leaf

    2006-07-08T00:00:00Z

    Maple Leaf Bakery UK, the company behind bagel brand New York Bagel Co, has appointed Franck Houssaye to the newly created role of new product development manager. Houssaye, who is French, trained as a patissier and following graduation...

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    Warburtons wants to roll out bread UK-wide

    2006-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Warburtons bread will soon be available to almost all the UK population, thanks to the company's decision to double production at its Enfield bread-making plant by January next year.  The move takes the 130-year-old company - already the...

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    Kingsmill cuts off crusts in bid for a bigger slice

    2006-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Allied Bakeries is aiming to grab a slice of the lucrative crustless loaf sector created by rival Hovis last August, with a new Kingsmill product. It is also moving the brand into chilled with a Heat and Share ciabatta and flatbread...

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    FSA: calorie balance is key not sugar targets

    2006-06-17T00:00:00Z

    The Food Standards Agency has promised that efforts to cut sugar in soft drinks will take a different approach to that used to reduce salt in foods such as bread. Speaking at the British Soft Drinks Association annual lunch, chairwoman...

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    "What could have happened to bread prices? Did ABF buy up a job lot of wheat in the futures market in 2007 BC?"

    2006-06-03T00:00:00Z

    We all know the price of commodity-based products has gone up. Bread, pasta, milk, cheese: on telly, in the papers and in this magazine, there has been only one direction to this story: up, up, up. Official figures out this week showed...

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    Warburtons staff to vote on strike

    2006-05-27T00:00:00Z

    Production at Britain's biggest bread supplier Warburtons could be disrupted if workers at the company's factories vote to strike next month.The Bakers, Food and Allied Workers' Union, which represents about a third of Warburtons' staff,...

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    Hughes runs RHM logistics

    2006-05-20T00:00:00Z

    Mark Hughes is RHM's new group procurement and logistics director, replacing Gerry Walsh, who moved to Associated British Foods.Hughes was previously divisional director for RHM's bread bakeries division, where he was responsible for the...

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    In Brief: New role for West; Warburton for Uniq; Changes to board; Willis named CEO; Soden is senior VP

    2006-05-20T00:00:00Z

    New role for West. Quiche manufacturer Thomas Food Group has appointed Victor West to the new role of chief operating officer. West joins Thomas Food Group from Macrae, where he worked for 12 years, most recently as procurement...

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    Soreen keeps it traditional

    2006-05-13T00:00:00Z

    Malt loaf producer Soreen has created a range of fruit loaves using its trademark sticky recipe and yellow packaging. The fruit loaf varieties will include new additions Cinnamon & Raisin and Orange & Sultana,...

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    The rise of the upper crusts

    2006-05-13T00:00:00Z

    The bread market is in a strong state as a health-conscious but indulgent public trades up from economy loaves to something more special, says Tracy WestA whopping 99% of the UK population eats bread. But, according to TGI/BMRB...

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    It's a wrap for Mission Foods

    2006-04-29T00:00:00Z

    A cooking session with TV chef Phil Vickery is up for grabs in an on-pack promotion for a new branded bread wraps range. Mission Foods wants to blanket the fledgling sector with Deli Wraps, its first branded offering, which comes...

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    Napolina adds Bruschetta topping in jars

    2006-04-29T00:00:00Z

    Premium Italian food brand Napolina has extended its range into Bruschetta topping. The product, which can be served on toasted bread such as bruschetta or ciabatta, is made from chopped tomatoes in olive oil, along with garlic,...

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    The Acid Test: Délifrance French breads

    2006-04-29T00:00:00Z

    Consumers and buyers give their views on the latest product launches. Product: Délifrance french breads.  Company: Délifrance. The new range of part-baked French breads from Délifrance includes frozen white sandwich...

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    In Brief: Fareshare survey; Union warning; Support for run; Flotation rumour; Fairtrade egg; New bread plant

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Fareshare survey The food charity FareShare is asking members of the food and drink industry to complete a survey to help convince the government to invest in reducing food waste. Participants can log onto http://tinyurl.com/zhdfl to complete the...